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in massachusetts it's $13.18. so this is a bill today that could deliver product to the gentleman's constituents in massachusetts at a much more reasonable price. this sounds to me like a bill that will help the economy. this sounds to me like a bill that would create jobs for the american people. i'd ask unanimous consent that the table prepared by the committee of energy and commerce be put in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. . burgess: the minority whip talked about the doc fix. our committee, the committee of the energy and commerce passed in a bipartisan fashion a repeal of the sustainible growth rate formula. i think it's a good bill. it's a bill where we had participation from both sides of the dieas, not a single consent -- dias, not a single consenting vote right before the august recess. there is another body here in the capitol building, they are considering their own version of a similar bill in the appropriate finance committee over in the other body. i don't want to
in massachusetts it's $13.18. so this is a bill today that could deliver product to the gentleman's constituents in massachusetts at a much more reasonable price. this sounds to me like a bill that will help the economy. this sounds to me like a bill that would create jobs for the american people. i'd ask unanimous consent that the table prepared by the committee of energy and commerce be put in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. . burgess: the minority whip...
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care act in massachusetts. do folks still refer to it as romney care? guest: they never really did call it romney care here. i first heard that term last year. that is a washington invention, if you well. maybe it comes out of the election of 2012 and the campaign rhetoric. we generally refer to it as the brand, chapter 58. hn is joining us. i am happy to have mr. kingsdale. a conservative organization known as the heritage organization and the public in politicians who supported it basically came out after hillary was assigned by her husband, president clinton, to have a panel to design a universal health care plan. they came up with a plan that massachusetts used as a model. and all of they republican politicians should come on and explain the details of how it will be beneficial. thanks for the call. the first memo from the heritage foundation dates back to 1989. people say that was the framework for what the president implemented as the affordable care act. guest: the heritage foundation has moved considera
care act in massachusetts. do folks still refer to it as romney care? guest: they never really did call it romney care here. i first heard that term last year. that is a washington invention, if you well. maybe it comes out of the election of 2012 and the campaign rhetoric. we generally refer to it as the brand, chapter 58. hn is joining us. i am happy to have mr. kingsdale. a conservative organization known as the heritage organization and the public in politicians who supported it basically...
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will be left in his river inong the boston, massachusetts. 1964 two this friday morning, november 22, 2013. the kennedy gravesite at arlington national cemetery, the eternal flame. a photographer captured the moment. family members, including jean kennedy smith on hand, the younger sister of president kennedy, to pay tribute to our 36th president. headlines from around the country focusing on what happened in dallas. this is from the detroit free press. 50 years after the kennedy assassination, a day i will never forget. the tallahassee democrat, shocked, sadness my car and disbelief is the headline. that photograph moments before lee harvey also walled fired the shots in dallas, texas. from the orange county register, the day jfk was shot. this from the richmond times dispatch, enduring mystique, jfk 50 years later. from the atlanta or no constitution, jfk, that awful day in dallas. us from joining maryland. good morning to you. caller: good morning. i was about 10 years old when i received the information at school, just devastating. since that time, it has haunted years.nsely over
will be left in his river inong the boston, massachusetts. 1964 two this friday morning, november 22, 2013. the kennedy gravesite at arlington national cemetery, the eternal flame. a photographer captured the moment. family members, including jean kennedy smith on hand, the younger sister of president kennedy, to pay tribute to our 36th president. headlines from around the country focusing on what happened in dallas. this is from the detroit free press. 50 years after the kennedy assassination,...
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the letters will be left in his memory along the river in boston, massachusetts. host: from 1964 to this friday morning, november 22, 2013. the kennedy gravesite at arlington national cemetery, the eternal flame. a photographer captured the moment. family members, including jean kennedy smith on hand, the younger sister of president kennedy, to pay tribute to our 36th president. headlines from around the country focusing on what happened in dallas. this is from the detroit free press. 50 years after the kennedy assassination, a day i will never forget. the tallahassee democrat, shocked, sadness my car and disbelief is the headline. that photograph moments before lee harvey oswald fired the shots in dallas, texas. from the orange county register, the day jfk was shot. this from the richmond times dispatch, enduring mystique, jfk 50 years later. from the atlanta or no constitution, jfk, that awful day in dallas. larry is joining us from maryland. good morning to you. caller: good morning. i was about 10 years old when i received the information at school, just devas
the letters will be left in his memory along the river in boston, massachusetts. host: from 1964 to this friday morning, november 22, 2013. the kennedy gravesite at arlington national cemetery, the eternal flame. a photographer captured the moment. family members, including jean kennedy smith on hand, the younger sister of president kennedy, to pay tribute to our 36th president. headlines from around the country focusing on what happened in dallas. this is from the detroit free press. 50 years...
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about 30 people waiting in so far. 22 responding no so far. 11 saying yes. you can leave comments on the comment section as well. val, fromcall is to minneapolis, minnesota. what to think about thanksgiving being a time to talk politics? good morning, pedro, how are you doing? anytime is a good time to talk politics. this would be a good topic for one of your call in shows where you invite guests who can talk to us about it. , based oni wonder if the relationships that i have had all -- had with people, sometimes people think there are times you talk about politics and times you do not. politics should be something talk about all of the time. sometimes some of us are not as educated as we could be about politics. the only time you do not talk about politics is when people are getting upset and getting riled and angry. can you have conversations at thanksgiving or other times without anger or heated words? --caller: if you throw something out that this is going to be an easy going type of conversation that we are going to have a the table, let's out of shape.
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to lead a legislative body and at massachusetts. -- in massachusetts. [applause] today only 25% of our legislature is women and in the senate the number has only grown to 13%. this is not just a problem in massachusetts. 18% of the seats in congress are women. there is not enough progress and we need to do everything we can to encourage and support women wet dreams of running for office. those of us who are female legislatures -- we need to do everything we can to encourage and support women who have dreams of running for office. those of us who are female legislatures we need to do everything we can to encourage and support women who have dreams of running for office. don't close the door behind you. keep it open. [applause] in office.ve to be to many women feel they don't have enough credentials to run and resign themselves to be content in the background, often behind man. several woman web achieved a level of public office have begun their careers later in life. takemore women will not the initiative to run unless they are directly asked too many ti
to lead a legislative body and at massachusetts. -- in massachusetts. [applause] today only 25% of our legislature is women and in the senate the number has only grown to 13%. this is not just a problem in massachusetts. 18% of the seats in congress are women. there is not enough progress and we need to do everything we can to encourage and support women wet dreams of running for office. those of us who are female legislatures -- we need to do everything we can to encourage and support women...
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we are about 17% gdp on revenue and 22% on spending. we've got to bring gdp on spending down and revenue up. we got to find some happy medium, some common ground in the middle. when that happens -- just as we have done every single successful -- i cannot find it tempting history where both revenue and spending were not both considered as we resolved these issues in the past. of course they are difficult, but that is the only way we will get the job done. host: what do you look to on spending? guest: entitlements, there is a lot we can do. what i hope we do on entitlements -- frankly, not what we have done and what i did in the past is simply to cut the programs and shift the cost onto somebody else -- whether the beneficiary or the state with the private sector. what we've got to do is redesign and improve these entitlements. there are a lot of ways we can make sure we do more with less. suggestions made by a lot of very reputable organizations, there is no reason why we have to cut and shift the way would've been in the past. host: bon
we are about 17% gdp on revenue and 22% on spending. we've got to bring gdp on spending down and revenue up. we got to find some happy medium, some common ground in the middle. when that happens -- just as we have done every single successful -- i cannot find it tempting history where both revenue and spending were not both considered as we resolved these issues in the past. of course they are difficult, but that is the only way we will get the job done. host: what do you look to on spending?...
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he compares the health insurance exchanges with those that he created in massachusetts in 2006. washington journal is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on cease and. -- on c-span. in his weekly address, president obama affirmed his commitment to creating growth and jobs. congressman mike burgess gave the republican address. he criticized the poor rollout of the health care law. >> i know that many of you have never been more frustrated with washington. if you look beyond those headlines, there are good things happening with our economy. that has been my priority since the day i walked into the oval office. the middle-class has worked harder and harder to keep up. we made the tough choices required, not just to be cover from crisis but to rebuild on new foundations for a stronger, more durable economic growth. we fought our way back. our business is created 7.8 million jobs. another 200,000 americans went back to work last month. the american auto industry has become boring back -- has, boring back --roaring back. we are leading the charge in a manufacturing's sector that has added jobs
he compares the health insurance exchanges with those that he created in massachusetts in 2006. washington journal is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on cease and. -- on c-span. in his weekly address, president obama affirmed his commitment to creating growth and jobs. congressman mike burgess gave the republican address. he criticized the poor rollout of the health care law. >> i know that many of you have never been more frustrated with washington. if you look beyond those headlines, there...
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i want to say at the outset my experience in massachusetts, with the massachusetts health care, so-called romney care, that was a precursor in many ways, i am speaking of the affordable care act, also ruled out very slowly. being ony experience the ground in massachusetts when that plan went forward. in wrapping up. it did not have the urgency of this program. it was sort of planned that way. i also remember the medicare part he asked, which was a republican initiative, also rolled out extremely slowly. i know a lot of my seniors, i had to do 16 town halls around downstrict to try to tear the backlash because of the slowness of how that was ramped up. not out ofence is line with those other two programs. so, i just wanted to make that note. i have had a chance to go out and talk to some of the outreach workers. a lot of the outreach on the affordable care act in my district is being conducted through the local community health centers. i have basically an urban district. the health care -- the health center employees are going out and signing people up. one of the concerns they have raise
i want to say at the outset my experience in massachusetts, with the massachusetts health care, so-called romney care, that was a precursor in many ways, i am speaking of the affordable care act, also ruled out very slowly. being ony experience the ground in massachusetts when that plan went forward. in wrapping up. it did not have the urgency of this program. it was sort of planned that way. i also remember the medicare part he asked, which was a republican initiative, also rolled out...
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on november 22, 1963, i was a 15-year-old sophomore in high school. my mother gave me opportunity to skip school that day and watch the motorcade came by -- come by. we took my three-year-old sister along with me. she was riding piggyback on my shoulders. we worked our way through the crowd to write at the curb -- right at the curb. we were able to get the president and first lady's attention. my sister was dancing on my shoulders. she looked our way, and we were waving. she said to the president, jack, jack. they were only eight or 10 feet from us. he turned and looked at us. they both laughed and smiled and he pointed right at us and waved and smiled and laughed. only three minutes later, we arrived at a beauty salon where my mother was getting her hair done. people were saying the president had been shot. this was the guy who woke me up to politics in general. this was my hero. in a matter of minutes, that beautiful experience was obliterated. i remember the most real memory for me that day was people crying openly in public all over our city, ever
on november 22, 1963, i was a 15-year-old sophomore in high school. my mother gave me opportunity to skip school that day and watch the motorcade came by -- come by. we took my three-year-old sister along with me. she was riding piggyback on my shoulders. we worked our way through the crowd to write at the curb -- right at the curb. we were able to get the president and first lady's attention. my sister was dancing on my shoulders. she looked our way, and we were waving. she said to the...
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theovember 22 marks john f. kennedy's assassination. as part of american history tv this weekend on c-span3. departmenterce recently hosted a two-day summit in washington dc focused on business investment. next, one of the discussions from the event that included the director of the national economic council, gene sperling, and the ceos of walmart at dow chemical. this is a little over one hour. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. secretary lew, secretary pritzker, thank you so much for your very excellent remarks. and i want to thank both of them for their leadership. they have been outstanding, particularly for the subject matter that we have before us these next two days. i know that their insights, particularly as it applies to the business community, are very valuable to all of us that are joining us today. we're off to a great start to what promises to be a great conference with a packed agenda. thanks to all of you who have come great distances to be with us today. i am very pleased to announce our first panel, which is entitle
theovember 22 marks john f. kennedy's assassination. as part of american history tv this weekend on c-span3. departmenterce recently hosted a two-day summit in washington dc focused on business investment. next, one of the discussions from the event that included the director of the national economic council, gene sperling, and the ceos of walmart at dow chemical. this is a little over one hour. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. secretary lew, secretary pritzker, thank you so much for...
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in the end more than 36,000 people enrolled in massachusetts . i think as a guide post i think that's a pretty good indicator even without troubles of the website of what kind of sort of phased in process of enrollment we are likely to see. that will be undoubtedly compounded by the problems with the website that have made it so much harder for individuals to shop and enroll. >> just a clarification, he said -- on the bill clinton quote, he said changes, would it take legal changes, act of congress, to address this issue? >> the president has asked his team to come up with options. we are looking at ones that effectively address the problem. >> those that have been struck here are within the context of the law and working with state insurance commissioners. is that the -- the president looking at or team meeting, they don't include seeking a change in the law that would have to go through congress? people who talk to me about it believe the legislative climate is just too difficult to look in that direction. >> beg your indulgence and give you th
in the end more than 36,000 people enrolled in massachusetts . i think as a guide post i think that's a pretty good indicator even without troubles of the website of what kind of sort of phased in process of enrollment we are likely to see. that will be undoubtedly compounded by the problems with the website that have made it so much harder for individuals to shop and enroll. >> just a clarification, he said -- on the bill clinton quote, he said changes, would it take legal changes, act...
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22, 1963. it was a numbing experience for our family and the rest of the country as we sat in shock, traumatized as the first real-time media account of the 1960's unfolded in our living room. in a weekend that never seemed to end, we witnessed a nation in mourning, the apprehension and then murder of lee harvey oswald and the subsequent arrest of crime figure jack ruby, all unveiling and unfolding themselves on tv. the plot only seemed to become more complicated. the complexities of american society and the very fabric of our way of life in this nation hit home like never before. what i most recall and what i believe most americans recall from that weekend are the vivid that and images of ordeal. the distressed widow in a blood-stained pink suit with all the dignity and strength and nobility that she could muster being met at andrews air force base by robert kennedy. the long lines passing through the rotunda to pay their last respects, including james ichael fitzgerald from our hometown in ea
22, 1963. it was a numbing experience for our family and the rest of the country as we sat in shock, traumatized as the first real-time media account of the 1960's unfolded in our living room. in a weekend that never seemed to end, we witnessed a nation in mourning, the apprehension and then murder of lee harvey oswald and the subsequent arrest of crime figure jack ruby, all unveiling and unfolding themselves on tv. the plot only seemed to become more complicated. the complexities of american...
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effie gardner on january 22, 1946 in alabama. tom served his country in the united states army in vietnam from 1966 to 1968. as a result of his exemplary service and sacrifice, he received the purple heart in 1967 and the bronze star in 1968. tom received a bachelor's of science degree from alabama state university and a masters of public administration from troy state university. tom is married to mrs.ess tell gardner and is a loving -- mrs. estelle gardner and is a loving father to two and grandfather to three grandchildren. in addition to his strong commitment to family, tom has demonstrated an enduring dedication to faith and god, continuing on the pastorial legacy of his father, he is part of the baptist church in is hometown of hopehall, alabama. he has oversight of federal, state and local grants. he administered the emergency shelter grant homeless assistance program, the community housing development organization, the housing counseling agency and the affordable housing development program. tom has demonstrated an exempl
effie gardner on january 22, 1946 in alabama. tom served his country in the united states army in vietnam from 1966 to 1968. as a result of his exemplary service and sacrifice, he received the purple heart in 1967 and the bronze star in 1968. tom received a bachelor's of science degree from alabama state university and a masters of public administration from troy state university. tom is married to mrs.ess tell gardner and is a loving -- mrs. estelle gardner and is a loving father to two and...
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geneva on january 22. the peaceful establishment of a transitional government is the goal of the talks. previous attempts at talks have failed over disputes of who should represent syria and the government and whether other regional powers should have a place at the table. national security adviser susan rice is in afghanistan to meet with karzai. she will meet with troops for the holidays. the visit was announced today. it is her first visit as president obama's top aide. president karzai rejected a deal to sign a pact until the new year. the u.s. one of the deal signed end.ar's the head of the nsa submitted his resignation after edward snowden leaked documents, but resignation was declined. he is stepping down in the spring and for the first time, the white house is considering whether to name a civilian to lead the agency. the nsa has always been led by a military officer since it was created in 1952. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. i don't think anybody would have looked into a
geneva on january 22. the peaceful establishment of a transitional government is the goal of the talks. previous attempts at talks have failed over disputes of who should represent syria and the government and whether other regional powers should have a place at the table. national security adviser susan rice is in afghanistan to meet with karzai. she will meet with troops for the holidays. the visit was announced today. it is her first visit as president obama's top aide. president karzai...
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in thea news conference case challenging prayer in public political forms. >> the defense department faces $500 billion in cuts over the next decade. on thursday, the pentagon services committee hears from military chiefs on how the budget cuts are affecting operations. you can see this hearing live on c-span 3 starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. later, former senate budget committee chairman who now heads the securities industry is talking about his organization's plan to protect investors. you can see if i've at 1:00 p.m. eastern also on c-span 3. >> unlike ike who grew up in a poor family, she was from a well-to-do family of all daughters. she attended a finishing school and we have a report card from this school in denver, colorado. in english,t a b she actually got a c-in european history. who knew that she would be so well-traveled and have so much to do with european history. early on, i caught her this west point football charm showing the army and navy game scores of 1913 and 1914 when ike was coach. as a military wife, she took great pride in creating a home for ike in each of t
in thea news conference case challenging prayer in public political forms. >> the defense department faces $500 billion in cuts over the next decade. on thursday, the pentagon services committee hears from military chiefs on how the budget cuts are affecting operations. you can see this hearing live on c-span 3 starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. later, former senate budget committee chairman who now heads the securities industry is talking about his organization's plan to protect investors....
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expect thatnably these numbers will grow substantially over the next five months as they did in massachusetts which enrolled month.3% in his first we know from experience in the baystate that people tend to research and consider their options before making a purchase. this data represents only one month into a sustained six-month enrollment and outreach effort. we are confident as more people learn about these options that more will find a plan that meets their needs and their budget and more will enroll in coverage. as we continue this outreach effort and as we make continuous improvements to health care.gov, we have every reason to expect more people to enroll. as of this first time, more than one point 5 million americans applied for coverage submitting applications,000 for themselves and members of their families. 98% of those who have applied through federal and state approximately one point four 8 million people, have received an eligibility determination. they learned whether they are eligible for the marketplace or whether they qualify for lower costs or whether they are eligible for
expect thatnably these numbers will grow substantially over the next five months as they did in massachusetts which enrolled month.3% in his first we know from experience in the baystate that people tend to research and consider their options before making a purchase. this data represents only one month into a sustained six-month enrollment and outreach effort. we are confident as more people learn about these options that more will find a plan that meets their needs and their budget and more...
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barry, massachusetts. hi, barry. caller: with the thousands of witnesses, architects, engineers, explosive experts that have come out providing evidence that the 9/11 commission is more fiction than fact, why haven't the public figures come out and demanded a new investigation because this is not opinion. it is physics. it is scientific fact that we are being lied to. guest: have you looked -- host: have you looked into the 9/11 attacks? guest: i have. there are some flaws and it which i have written about. i think on the whole, considering the time frame and the fact that it was close to the event, they did a fairly good job. no one has convinced me what the lies are. there was poor coordination between the cia and fbi. the commission talks about that. perhaps there is more to be said about it. host: you talk about when you first got the tip, it took you over a year to confirm the details. what surprised you along the way? guest: what surprised me was the willingness of so many former fbi officers, officials, agents
barry, massachusetts. hi, barry. caller: with the thousands of witnesses, architects, engineers, explosive experts that have come out providing evidence that the 9/11 commission is more fiction than fact, why haven't the public figures come out and demanded a new investigation because this is not opinion. it is physics. it is scientific fact that we are being lied to. guest: have you looked -- host: have you looked into the 9/11 attacks? guest: i have. there are some flaws and it which i have...
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all his political campaigns, that is governor connally of texas who lies wooded in a hospital in dallas. at 2:00 in the morning, when johnsons much talk that would be offered the vice presidential nomination, john connolly told me he was positive he would never accept it. i had talked to sam rayburn who said that linden johnson would never accept -- lyndon johnson would never accept the vice presidency, would never give up the senate majority leader. i bet john, lee then that the viceould accept president nomination. at 2:00, john connolly made that point that it was positive that he would not accept. this is the way that history is made. had lyndon johnson not accepted, he of course would not be president of united states today. no one could ever have believed or dreamed that a president so young would not conclude his term of office and that death would interrupt. there is little else to report here in washington, just the general reactions. a bulletin has just come in from dallas. a sniper armed with a high- powered rifle murdered president kennedy today. kennedy posta,r lyndon johns
all his political campaigns, that is governor connally of texas who lies wooded in a hospital in dallas. at 2:00 in the morning, when johnsons much talk that would be offered the vice presidential nomination, john connolly told me he was positive he would never accept it. i had talked to sam rayburn who said that linden johnson would never accept -- lyndon johnson would never accept the vice presidency, would never give up the senate majority leader. i bet john, lee then that the viceould...
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remembrances of where you were in dallas on november 22. alex wayne and kyle cheney, what's next for the affordable care act. later, david fahrenthold. the guest will discuss some of the stakes -- mistakes the government made in determining who is dead and the amount of money sent to those survivors. everydayon journal," at 7:00 eastern time. thanks for joining us for the sunday edition of "washington journal." today on c-span, "newsmakers" with senator patrick leahy followed by president obama's remarks on extending health insurance went under the health care law. manchincussion with joe and john hoban. the life and legacy of first lady lady jacqueline can indeed.
remembrances of where you were in dallas on november 22. alex wayne and kyle cheney, what's next for the affordable care act. later, david fahrenthold. the guest will discuss some of the stakes -- mistakes the government made in determining who is dead and the amount of money sent to those survivors. everydayon journal," at 7:00 eastern time. thanks for joining us for the sunday edition of "washington journal." today on c-span, "newsmakers" with senator patrick leahy...
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his 22 years in office. spirit, when tom foley came to congress as speaker foley, he made campaign finance reform a priority. he sent legislation to the president's desk that would ensure that our democracy was a government of, by and for the people. unfortunately we could not override the president's veto, but speaker foley's commitment to adjust democracy and fair election served us as an enduring challenge to this day. known for his ability to build consensus, speaker foley never compromised on the conviction to do right by the american people. his fairchild air force base in his district, this longtime defender of gun rights saw the need for sensible gun violence prevention laws. speaker foley brought that bill to the floor could he helped enact it. it would not be well received in his district. but he did what he believed and he did it with courage. he matched that dedication to principle and courage for the gift for -- with a gift for diplomacy. nearly 20 years ago, i was privileged, i don't know why i
his 22 years in office. spirit, when tom foley came to congress as speaker foley, he made campaign finance reform a priority. he sent legislation to the president's desk that would ensure that our democracy was a government of, by and for the people. unfortunately we could not override the president's veto, but speaker foley's commitment to adjust democracy and fair election served us as an enduring challenge to this day. known for his ability to build consensus, speaker foley never compromised...
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introduced by senator ed markey of massachusetts. he just joined this year. he is one of the leading clean energy advocates on capitol hill. he cosponsored the climate change bill in 2009 with waxman, he has been planning he wanted this to be his first legislation in the senate. it says electric utilities have to provide 25% of their electricity from renewable solar, -- wind., geothermal, by 2020 five. electric utilities and natural gas have to meet efficiency targets within a period. the second was introduced by tom udall and mike udall. their first cousins, they had a similar bill, 25% by 2025 renewable energy requirement, i don't believe they had the efficiency with theirs. the raf -- ref is popular at the state level. ranging fromevels 15% to 25% over the next decade or decade and a half. it is popular among clean energy advocates and environmentalists, it does not have a lot of chance of gaining traction in this congress. republicans are in charge of the house, they're very resistant to any sort of mandate, that is what an ref is. about realng energies a
introduced by senator ed markey of massachusetts. he just joined this year. he is one of the leading clean energy advocates on capitol hill. he cosponsored the climate change bill in 2009 with waxman, he has been planning he wanted this to be his first legislation in the senate. it says electric utilities have to provide 25% of their electricity from renewable solar, -- wind., geothermal, by 2020 five. electric utilities and natural gas have to meet efficiency targets within a period. the...
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he is a graduate of dartmouth college and a phd candidate of political science at the massachusetts institute of technology. also with us is christopher preble. before joining cato institute in 2003, he taught school at st. cloud university. he was also the commissions officer in the u.s. navy. holds a phd in history from temple university. now i will turn things over to ben. thanks, everybody, for coming. i will talk about the historical part of this. if you are interested in the policy part, you can take a net - nap and wake up for chris' section. u.s.rgument is that security does not require a triad of nuclear delivery submarine-bm's, launched ballistic missiles, and bombers. in fact, we should only keep a small amount of submarine missiles. for a think tank paper, this is an historical argument, especially its attention to the and hows about the u.s. we justify nuclear weapons. we show in the paper the triad was a result of competition both with the soviet union and among the u.s. military services. the reasons we hear for the triad are more rationale than justifications rather than cause
he is a graduate of dartmouth college and a phd candidate of political science at the massachusetts institute of technology. also with us is christopher preble. before joining cato institute in 2003, he taught school at st. cloud university. he was also the commissions officer in the u.s. navy. holds a phd in history from temple university. now i will turn things over to ben. thanks, everybody, for coming. i will talk about the historical part of this. if you are interested in the policy part,...
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that is the experience we saw in massachusetts, and it is the experience we expect here because -- especially for healthier, younger people, the pattern of behavior is to shop around, to wait before you purchase when you don't have to purchase before december 15 in order to have insurance on january 1. which is the earliest possible date for coverage. so we expect that pattern to play out with the marketplaces in the affordable care act. secondly, the fact the website has been so challenging and problematic in that first month means that the enrollment numbers will be even lower than expected. but beyond that i don't have specific figures. i have not seen specific figures. but i anticipate that we will be releasing data about enrollment by the end of the week. >> you don't have a specific date? >> i do not. mark. >> the president spoke last week about gaps and problems with the rollout of the website that needs to be fixed. what are those gaps and what -- >> he was referring to, and i'll quote, i assigned my team to see what we can do to close some of the holes and gaps in the law. he was add
that is the experience we saw in massachusetts, and it is the experience we expect here because -- especially for healthier, younger people, the pattern of behavior is to shop around, to wait before you purchase when you don't have to purchase before december 15 in order to have insurance on january 1. which is the earliest possible date for coverage. so we expect that pattern to play out with the marketplaces in the affordable care act. secondly, the fact the website has been so challenging...
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tonight, a case challenging prayer in public political forums. sebelius about problems implementing the health care law. >> coming up on the next washington journal, a look at renewable energy. then came in and nick juliano ofcuss different types renewable energy and politics shaping the industry. then michael brune talks about the obama administration policy on climate change and the keystone pipeline. explains the u.s. solar energy industry and the plan to create the largest solar project. salerno of the wind energy association looks at a report of the wind industry slowdown. live everyjournal is morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> a confirmation hearing on thursday for state department nominees, considering nominees for the office of management resources, civilian security, and human rights in public diplomacy. live coverage at 11:00 a.m. eastern. one of the things that has stuck in my mind is how dallas has changed in general just from a political standpoint. time in the early 1960s and late 50s, there was probably a much less balanced
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it was a 22 country study. there is still a minor correlation, but not nearly as good looking as it was before. the question is, why did he cherry pick those seven countries? why is it that he left out countries that actually blew a hole in his -- in his hypothesis? here are indigenous tribes. all they eat is fat. they don't have any carbohydrate -- at all. they have the lowest rate of heart disease on the planet. let's read what keys himself said. this is from page 262 of his own work -- in other words, doughnuts. [laughter] these guys here eat doughnuts. these guys don't. partial correlation analysis shows that with saturated fats present, there was no significant correlation between dietary sucrose and the incidence of coronary heart disease. when you do a multivariable linear regression, you have to do it both ways. you hold one constant and show that the other one still works. he didn't do it. he only did it one way. the question is, why did he only do it one way? i don't know the answer to that because i
it was a 22 country study. there is still a minor correlation, but not nearly as good looking as it was before. the question is, why did he cherry pick those seven countries? why is it that he left out countries that actually blew a hole in his -- in his hypothesis? here are indigenous tribes. all they eat is fat. they don't have any carbohydrate -- at all. they have the lowest rate of heart disease on the planet. let's read what keys himself said. this is from page 262 of his own work -- in...
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this was in massachusetts? caller: a company came in here in 2010 and just started firing black people, two people at a time. host: that is tyrone in boston. chart -- do you ever worry that your total income will not be enough to meet your family's expensive -- expenses? in 1971, it was 8%. in 2013, it was 19%. up to 32% in 2012 forward workers -- for workers making less than $35,000. caller: thanks for c-span. i was an engineer. i am out of work 15 years. the visa, it is for six-year stay. who they think have stopped looking, we drifted into a cash society. you have to know the value of every stupid thing. books, cars, all kinds of things. when people in the neighborhood get it out of work, you get good deals and you can quadruple and triple your money. cash only. the government does not get anything. i feel my money -- if i pay taxes, i do not want my money to go to 120 bases all country. this is what is happening. host: family, thank you for calling in. in many stores, around the country, the workers start -
this was in massachusetts? caller: a company came in here in 2010 and just started firing black people, two people at a time. host: that is tyrone in boston. chart -- do you ever worry that your total income will not be enough to meet your family's expensive -- expenses? in 1971, it was 8%. in 2013, it was 19%. up to 32% in 2012 forward workers -- for workers making less than $35,000. caller: thanks for c-span. i was an engineer. i am out of work 15 years. the visa, it is for six-year stay. who...
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a faster signup rate that experienced in massachusetts. even with all the technical problems we have had. in my state of california, nearly 400,000 people have begun applications in the first month. there will be a total of six months to sign up, this program is going to work. . these are significant signs of progress. they show us we're on our way. on our way to dramatically expanding health insurance coverage in this nation. this bill will take us backwards. i urge a no vote and i retain the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. tipton: mr. speaker, i would yield two minutes to the gentleman from oregon, mr. walden. -- mr. upton: mr. speaker, i would yield two minutes to the gentleman from oregon, mr. walden. mr. walden: i rise today for the voice of oregonians who have already received their cancellation notices. they've been told the policy that they like, that they wanted to keep they cannot have any longer. i was down in my district
a faster signup rate that experienced in massachusetts. even with all the technical problems we have had. in my state of california, nearly 400,000 people have begun applications in the first month. there will be a total of six months to sign up, this program is going to work. . these are significant signs of progress. they show us we're on our way. on our way to dramatically expanding health insurance coverage in this nation. this bill will take us backwards. i urge a no vote and i retain the...
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president, i have often used in politics. ask the average citizen. , about the what i do intelligence on bin laden, that this was the best intelligence we had a sense tora bora, what would you do? i think the average american would want us to conduct that operation. the president, to his credit thomas said we should. the mission was a oh. -- to his credit, he said we should. it was a go. and conduct of that operation with great skill and great determination. they sent a message to the world -- nobody attacked the united states of america and gets away with it. [applause] frankly, i thought it was time to get the hell out and go back home. again, the president asked that i would serve as secretary of defense. 3 million people, 2 million in uniform, huge bureaucracy, but very dedicated people and we want to keep america safe. we were able to accomplish a bringing the drawdown in afghanistan, working with our nato allies to get rid of .addafi we implemented unprecedented sanctions and pressure on iran uniting the world against t
president, i have often used in politics. ask the average citizen. , about the what i do intelligence on bin laden, that this was the best intelligence we had a sense tora bora, what would you do? i think the average american would want us to conduct that operation. the president, to his credit thomas said we should. the mission was a oh. -- to his credit, he said we should. it was a go. and conduct of that operation with great skill and great determination. they sent a message to the world --...
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only 123 people in the first month in massachusetts. and then built up steadily over the course of time. 0.3%123 represented .20 -- of what would be the overall enrollment at the end of the day. >> what has called you to challenge that? >> the president has called on the house to take up the legislation and pass it. we are not laying down a challenge. we are obviously disappointed when any lawmaker announces that he or she does not support extraordinarily fair basic americans,for lgbt protection that other americans enjoy, and that they should enjoy. we will work with congress. we look forward to passage in the senate. we are heartened by the developments in the senate that brought us this far. believe the momentum behind equal rights is such that we will prevail as a country on this issue. >> very quickly, the book that -- oming out, double down pre-k's you did not get your copy? >> not yet. the president attended a super pack fundraiser last year on the premise of this book. did he do that? >> i don't remember that. we will have to ta
only 123 people in the first month in massachusetts. and then built up steadily over the course of time. 0.3%123 represented .20 -- of what would be the overall enrollment at the end of the day. >> what has called you to challenge that? >> the president has called on the house to take up the legislation and pass it. we are not laying down a challenge. we are obviously disappointed when any lawmaker announces that he or she does not support extraordinarily fair basic americans,for...
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massachusetts in 2006. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. -- quacks i --t >> i thought it was fun to have a view of a time in american history that was not instructional. it was a little more anecdotal and actually a little more archaeological, meaning random. you take a look at them and you see bunches of weird photos and the captions explaining them. i had a vision of high school students flipping through them and loving history if they flipped through it. n moves from the world of cable to that of author with "the big picture was quote on c-span's q&a. event, speaking at the chairman martin dempsey, chair of the joint chiefs of staff. he set down for a wide-ranging interview, covering afghanistan, iran, and the threat of cyber attacks. this is 43 minutes. [applause] >> well, general dempsey, thanks very much for joining us. you heard a lot about leadership in our last session. it seems to be the topic here in washington. everybody seems to be searching for it. we have a room full o
massachusetts in 2006. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. -- quacks i --t >> i thought it was fun to have a view of a time in american history that was not instructional. it was a little more anecdotal and actually a little more archaeological, meaning random. you take a look at them and you see bunches of weird photos and the captions explaining them. i had a vision of high school students flipping through them and loving history if they flipped through...
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laster the to 22%. in 2022 their projected to represent 32% of all domestic spending. quite simply, this is unsustainable. our outcomes are not terribly good. ourpend basically 18% of entire national income on health care. the rest of the world spends and suitably less than that. most of the comparable high income countries spend as much as one third two half of what we spend on a per capita basis and with outcomes not worse, in fact they are better according to statistics that i've seen. the longevity of people on the approach 70 and how many years , and the have after 70 health care for infants. we have the highest quality medical care, but it is not distributed in a way that i think at this stage of the game will remain acceptable to the american people. one of the reasons, of course, is not why orsue how we got to this point but the fundamental fact is that the government has forever under mastered the cost of staying healthy. when lyndon johnson signed medicare into law in 1965, it was estimated to cost $12 billion per by 1990. -- ectual price chart price tag was
laster the to 22%. in 2022 their projected to represent 32% of all domestic spending. quite simply, this is unsustainable. our outcomes are not terribly good. ourpend basically 18% of entire national income on health care. the rest of the world spends and suitably less than that. most of the comparable high income countries spend as much as one third two half of what we spend on a per capita basis and with outcomes not worse, in fact they are better according to statistics that i've seen. the...
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president, that i have often used in politics. just ask the average citizen if you knew what i do about the intelligence on bin laden, that this was the best intelligence , what since tora bora would you do? i think the average american would want us to conduct that operation. the president to his credit said we should. go and two was a dozen of our best and brightest went into harms way at night into pakistan. and conducted that operation with great skill and great determination, and they sent a message to the world that nobody attacks the united states of america and gets away with it. [applause] the president asked by would service secretary of defense. -- if i would serve as secretary of defense. very dedicated people who want to keep america safe. we were able to accomplish a wart deal in ending the than beginning the drawdown in afghanistan, working with our nato allies to get rid of qaddafi. we into rented -- implemented unprecedented sanctions and pressure on iran, uniting the world against their nuclear ambitions in makin
president, that i have often used in politics. just ask the average citizen if you knew what i do about the intelligence on bin laden, that this was the best intelligence , what since tora bora would you do? i think the average american would want us to conduct that operation. the president to his credit said we should. go and two was a dozen of our best and brightest went into harms way at night into pakistan. and conducted that operation with great skill and great determination, and they sent...
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the associated cost to employers could total $876 million to $1.3 billion each year in the 22 states that have opposed. or leaning against or remain undecided. by way of example, the decision in texas to forego medicaid expansion may increase federal tax penalties on texas employers by $299 to $448. now, this is from a completely nonpartisan jackson-hewitt, i think they prepare tax returns. i don't think they are a stakeholder group to anyone, so because of the decision that governor perry made, his decision, not president obama's, is going to cost his businesses more. now i'm going to turn this over to senator risch, he can have as much time as i did, which i think was probably about 20 minutes, 25 minutes, and then we will go to your statements will be submitted to the record and then we're going to go directly to our testimony. i thank all of my colleagues for coming this morning. >> well, thank you very much, madam chairman, and first of all, i commend you for holding this hearing, probably not for the reasons you think, but certainly, there have -- when you throw hundreds of bil
the associated cost to employers could total $876 million to $1.3 billion each year in the 22 states that have opposed. or leaning against or remain undecided. by way of example, the decision in texas to forego medicaid expansion may increase federal tax penalties on texas employers by $299 to $448. now, this is from a completely nonpartisan jackson-hewitt, i think they prepare tax returns. i don't think they are a stakeholder group to anyone, so because of the decision that governor perry...
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our first call is steve from our independent line in massachusetts. caller: it is interesting to hear the president's talk about progress. when i hear the word "progress," it reminds me that it is a philosophically loaded term. i am 60 years old and i see the transformation in the values in this country that are no doubt media driven. you can go back to the 70s and it is just shocking to look at shows like little house on the prairie. there was more talent and trauma ,n one hour, incredible writing then you see today. television especially today seems to be run by cools. it reflects the anti-values of media moguls. we see murderers, serial killers all over the place, as if they are next door, left and right, although at the beginning of the programs they say this is fictional. at the same time you see a glorification of the cia, the fbi, and the militarization of the police. this philosophical transformation seems to be a form of social engineering. where it all began, i do not know. think the restu of the world perceives us through the media and ente
our first call is steve from our independent line in massachusetts. caller: it is interesting to hear the president's talk about progress. when i hear the word "progress," it reminds me that it is a philosophically loaded term. i am 60 years old and i see the transformation in the values in this country that are no doubt media driven. you can go back to the 70s and it is just shocking to look at shows like little house on the prairie. there was more talent and trauma ,n one hour,...
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in february, 1958, against a backdrop of a divided nation, the junior senator from massachusetts spoke at loyola college in baltimore. the young senator named john kennedy said," let us not seekir but act. let us not the republican answer or the democratic answer but the right answers. let us not seek to fix the blame for the past but except their own responsibility for the future." later, the5 years jfk advice still rings true and it's important for us to remember now as we implement the affordable care act. five weeks ago, the administration launched the federalov, insurance website was to be the main vehicle for millions of americans to sign up for coverage under the affordable care act. needless to say, it has been a rocky rollout. problems have plagued the website and limited the ability of americans to buy the health insurance they need and deserve. let me say right off the bat that this is unacceptable. tohas been disappointing hear members of the administration say they did not see the problems coming. sibelius, last time you came before this committee, i used two words to voic
in february, 1958, against a backdrop of a divided nation, the junior senator from massachusetts spoke at loyola college in baltimore. the young senator named john kennedy said," let us not seekir but act. let us not the republican answer or the democratic answer but the right answers. let us not seek to fix the blame for the past but except their own responsibility for the future." later, the5 years jfk advice still rings true and it's important for us to remember now as we implement...
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massachusetts, when they started a similar program, it started .3% overall for enrollees for private coverage signed up in the first month, and thus far, the affordable care act, 1.5%. both started slowly, ahead of what massachusetts was, but after that there was a surge of enrollment as people got closer to deadlines. times" reported that a number of states that have their own systems are projected to achieve their projections. doubled itsearly and roman this month. other states are outpacing their we seeote projections. an acceleration, even in the federal workplace. "the new york times those would reported the federal market place has improved in the first two weeks of november. we are not where we need to be, but we are seeing improvements, and this increased pace of people going back on the site successfully is to me a very thanraging -- so rather just attacked a health care law and look for ways to undermine it, we ought to try to make it work, and we are anxious to make sure that you do your job of getting the website and all that working, and if we need any legislative change
massachusetts, when they started a similar program, it started .3% overall for enrollees for private coverage signed up in the first month, and thus far, the affordable care act, 1.5%. both started slowly, ahead of what massachusetts was, but after that there was a surge of enrollment as people got closer to deadlines. times" reported that a number of states that have their own systems are projected to achieve their projections. doubled itsearly and roman this month. other states are...
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p.m., november 22, author. coverage continues on sunday with a lyndon johnson's address to congress. your questions live with lbj biographer and presidential historian. followed at 6:00 p.m. with nbc state funeral. remembering jfk on american tv this weekend on c-span 3. fun to have it was a little view of history of a time in america that was not --tructional for the instructional. and a more anecdotal little bit more archaeological meaning random. you look at them as he bunches of where photos and the captions explaining down. i had a vision of high school students flipping through them and loving history if they could. moves from cable to author with "the big picture." >> alliance health reform held a discussion about the rollout of the marketplaces under the affordable care act. sara collins of the commonwealth showingeased a survey 200,000 people have signed up for coverage so far. of this law, the affordable care act, the degree it is being implemented at the state level and the local politics and decisio
p.m., november 22, author. coverage continues on sunday with a lyndon johnson's address to congress. your questions live with lbj biographer and presidential historian. followed at 6:00 p.m. with nbc state funeral. remembering jfk on american tv this weekend on c-span 3. fun to have it was a little view of history of a time in america that was not --tructional for the instructional. and a more anecdotal little bit more archaeological meaning random. you look at them as he bunches of where...
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battle or in politics. but for our contributions to the human spirit. if more politicians knew poetry and more poets knew politics, i'm convinced the world would be a little better place to live. if power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. when power narrows the areas of concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. when power corrupts, poetry cleanses for art establishes the basic human truth which must serve as the touch stone of our judgment. together, back wash of the coming age of space. we need to be part of it. we set sail on this new sea because there is to be a new knowledge gained and new right to be won, they must be won and used for the progress of all people. but why, some say, the moon. why choose this as our goal? we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills. because t
battle or in politics. but for our contributions to the human spirit. if more politicians knew poetry and more poets knew politics, i'm convinced the world would be a little better place to live. if power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. when power narrows the areas of concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. when power corrupts, poetry cleanses for art establishes the basic human truth which must serve as the touch stone of...
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of republicans, 22% of democrats, 31% of independents. saying that expanding exploration of oil, coal and natural gas should be a priority. rob, pennsylvania, independent caller. how have your habits changed if they have it all? done what i can to put myself in a position where i don't have to use a vehicle. if i had a car, i can use public transportation, use a bicycle or walk to work. i have tried to do things around the house like cover the windows with cellophane material or saran wrap. putting an insulated coat on the water heater. if i am gone for it more than a day, i turned the water heater off. i try to do things to help out. host: have you noticed more savings, more money because of that? caller: i do. host: do you know the number? caller: i noticed when i was heating, ik with my go a little bit extreme with my thermostat. if i enable, i will put it down to 50 degrees in the winter. be 20%noticed, it must or 30% less. host: what about the city that you live in? today make it easy for you to bike around. caller: not necessarily,
of republicans, 22% of democrats, 31% of independents. saying that expanding exploration of oil, coal and natural gas should be a priority. rob, pennsylvania, independent caller. how have your habits changed if they have it all? done what i can to put myself in a position where i don't have to use a vehicle. if i had a car, i can use public transportation, use a bicycle or walk to work. i have tried to do things around the house like cover the windows with cellophane material or saran wrap....
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nation. " he compares the health exchanges with those he created in massachusetts in 2006. atshington journal" is live 7 a.m. eastern. >> this week on newsmakers, texas representative mac thornberry is leading an effort -- he talked about u.s. forces in afghanistan, military militaryand information gathering practices. here's part of the interview. >> a key part of what the u.s. intelligence community does is cooperate with intelligence agencies of its allies. -- with what wikileaks is brought out, will any of those allies ever again the unitedith states? >> i don't know. if i were they, i would have to wonder about it. it is deeply disturbing. as i was just saying, we have very limited resources. a key fact or in our success has been working with others and cooperating and coordinating our efforts. if folks think that anything they said to us is going to be leaked out in some way, they're going to cooperate less. who would blame them? i would say that is one of the consequences to these recently. -- the white house is replacing considering the nsa director keith alexander
nation. " he compares the health exchanges with those he created in massachusetts in 2006. atshington journal" is live 7 a.m. eastern. >> this week on newsmakers, texas representative mac thornberry is leading an effort -- he talked about u.s. forces in afghanistan, military militaryand information gathering practices. here's part of the interview. >> a key part of what the u.s. intelligence community does is cooperate with intelligence agencies of its allies. -- with what...
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but this child, emily, is now 22 years old. her mother, susan, wrote me this letter to say, i know you are struggling with the aca and i want to tell you this is worth fighting for. she goes on to describe her daughter, who lost her hearing as a young child, struggled through and got great grades and ended up going to one of the toughest universities in the country, as she was partially deaf. she then gets hit by a car. this is too much to believe, but it is true. gets hit by a car and, had she not been at the age of 22 on the affordable care act, she would have virtually no insurance today. do not lose sight of the promise of the bill, even though we have to get it fixed. dana. go ahead. >> what the president is doing is encouraging insurance companies to give people back their plans. your legislation would require it. is he going far enough and will you continue to push? >> the president's guidance was welcome and well received. we may have to fashion some legislation and we will continue to work in that regard. >> what is th
but this child, emily, is now 22 years old. her mother, susan, wrote me this letter to say, i know you are struggling with the aca and i want to tell you this is worth fighting for. she goes on to describe her daughter, who lost her hearing as a young child, struggled through and got great grades and ended up going to one of the toughest universities in the country, as she was partially deaf. she then gets hit by a car. this is too much to believe, but it is true. gets hit by a car and, had she...
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speaker, this is not about politics. this is about real people in our districts that are being harmed by obamacare. the american people don't need apologies, they don't need temporary administrative waivers. they need permanent solutions that will protect hardworking americans from the coverage cancellations, loss of access to doctors and premium spikes. it's time for the president to keep his promise and allow americans who like their health care plans to keep them. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from montana rise? without objection. mr. daines: mr. speaker, president obama promised if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan. but for tens of thousands of montanans, his words are nothing more than a broken promise that has resulted in canceled insurance plans and rising health care costs. i've already heard from hundreds of montanans who are looking for relief from obamacare and unfortunately the president's recent an
speaker, this is not about politics. this is about real people in our districts that are being harmed by obamacare. the american people don't need apologies, they don't need temporary administrative waivers. they need permanent solutions that will protect hardworking americans from the coverage cancellations, loss of access to doctors and premium spikes. it's time for the president to keep his promise and allow americans who like their health care plans to keep them. i yield back. the speaker...
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river in boston, massachusetts. >> she talked about the establishment of the library. can you talk about what she did to preserve and enhance the legacy of john kennedy's presidency? >> it did start with the library. j.f.k. looked at what was going to be the site of his presidential library on the boston side of the charles across the river from most of harvard. she started to raise money for it and she began to think about who should be the architect. most people would have found an established architect like edward dorrel stone who did the kennedy center here in washington, known for doing government buildings and in my view surpassing ugliness and massiveness. she employed one that was little known because she was thought he was much more in the spirit of j.f.k. who was young and was not well known himself. >> she also -- speaking of architect. the president with john carl weirneke. he had helped her with the saving of lafayette square and putting in low rise brick buildings that blended in. he designed the grave site. she worked hard with him on that as well. >> tw
river in boston, massachusetts. >> she talked about the establishment of the library. can you talk about what she did to preserve and enhance the legacy of john kennedy's presidency? >> it did start with the library. j.f.k. looked at what was going to be the site of his presidential library on the boston side of the charles across the river from most of harvard. she started to raise money for it and she began to think about who should be the architect. most people would have found...
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the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. speaker, next week is thanksgiving. all of us in this chamber will go back to our districts and we will celebrate this holiday with our families, usually with a big turkey dinner with all the fixings and all these wonderful desserts. mr. speaker, for millions and millions of americans, they won't have anything to celebrate next week. they don't have enough to put food on the table for their families because close to 50 million people in the united states of america, the richest country in the history of the world, that are hungry. close to 17 million of them are kids. of mr. speaker, in the face these terrible statistics, we have a congress that is working overtime to make life for many of these people even more miserable. there has already been a cut in snap as a result of the ending of the recovery act moneys that provided an extra boost to the program. so everybody who
the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. speaker, next week is thanksgiving. all of us in this chamber will go back to our districts and we will celebrate this holiday with our families, usually with a big turkey dinner with all the fixings and all these wonderful desserts. mr. speaker, for millions and millions of americans, they...
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politics. this is not -- excuse me -- a republican or democrat thing, this is for the country. the president meeting with the heads of insurance companies at the white house to talk with executives about proposals. writers saying that the president had not consulted the president before thursday's announcement ,ere is nancy from missouri kansas city. say.r: i want to i had one of those subpar plans. i'm 62 years old. i don't need maternity leave. i don't need child services. i like my subpar plan. my niece had cancer. she needs her doctors. under the affordable health care act, she won't be allowed to keep her doctors. she will have to choose from the doctors they provide for her. i get to choose my doctors under my plan because i am allowed to choose my doctors under my plan, my subpar plan as they called it. why is the president allowing us to buy across state lines echo make it affordable. host: how long have you had your plan? caller: i've had my plan over 20 years. host: what is your month
politics. this is not -- excuse me -- a republican or democrat thing, this is for the country. the president meeting with the heads of insurance companies at the white house to talk with executives about proposals. writers saying that the president had not consulted the president before thursday's announcement ,ere is nancy from missouri kansas city. say.r: i want to i had one of those subpar plans. i'm 62 years old. i don't need maternity leave. i don't need child services. i like my subpar...